Senior Project Manager, Marketing (Contract Talent)

Who We Are

Robert Half, one of FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies and a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For is hiring a Senior Project Manager to join the Marketing department. 

This individual will support the Portfolio Manager in managing Global Portfolio Management efforts. This role will also lead, manage and conduct Project/Program kick-offs, pre-project/program planning and manage all project/program related efforts in Smartsheet, Workfront, Jira, and associated productivity tools & systems.  The role will require interaction with senior leaders, management, and several cross-functional teams within and outside of Marketing.  As such, this role will have end-to-end responsibilities across many areas of Portfolio Management and complex projects. This role will also require the ability to adapt to the many facets of Program/Project management that is currently being defined/revised and implemented within the organization.  This is a thought leader who can be a doer as well as a strong process partner with all levels of the organization.

What You'll Do

• Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business.

• Proven track record in successfully working in a highly matrixed and cross-functional environment and be able to manage operating in ambiguity.

• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously.

• Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.

• Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives.

• Report on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities.

• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership.

• Manage project scope and changes with a solid understanding of interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs.

• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence.

• Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization.

• Lead, manage and conduct Project/Program kick-offs and pre-project/program planning in Smartsheet, Workfront, Jira, and related productivity tools & systems.

• Effectively facilitate and guide project teams on how to use Six Sigma, Agile/Scrum, and adopted process methodologies and best practices which brings value to delight customers. 

• Well-versed in facilitating productive discussions, enable decision making, and skilled in conflict resolution in project teams.

• Guide project teams on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks.

• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, resources and budgets to ensure the delivery of the project’s critical milestones, outcomes and results (on time; on budget; benefit realization; high quality; etc.).

• Ensure plans are coordinated with other planning functions throughout the enterprise and effectively communicate upstream/downstream impacts to all stakeholders.

• Understand business and technical process and be able to document business/technical requirements, process workflows and system documentation.

• Identify and analyze strategic alternatives and feasible options for the organization and project teams in order to drive towards recommendations to marketing management.

• Ensure process consistency, data integrity and decision quality to help portfolio management.

• Be able to adapt changes quickly and function in fast paced and ever-evolving environment.

What You'll Need

• Proven track record of successfully leading varied complexity projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule and within budget.

• Experience leading, motivating and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance.

• Minimum 5-7 years of marketing experience.

• Minimum 8-10+ years of project leadership and/or management experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or technical.

• Exceptional project and program management skills.

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